APR 12th, 2018

The arrival of mid-April in Kansai brings with it a tranquil canopy of late-blossoming sakura that extends along 560 meters of well groomed paths, leading visiting crowds to the famed Osaka Mint Bureau for a brief chance to take in the ephemeral flowers from over 130 Japanese cherry tree varieties--all a mere stone's throw to the south of the Imperial Hotel, Osaka.